There is so much on TV (and online) that is far worse. Flavor of Love, Charm School, and a couple of other train wrecks disguised as entertainment ... It is not my idea of equal access/time or reflection of the culture as a whole. Like the Fox network, it comes across more like a wink and a nod.
I went back to watch the video again.... was Loren's video meant to be a bad take off of Jamie Kennedy's white man badly imitating a black man? Was he doing a take off of a wigger? I'd like to know. I assumed because Bill posted the link that he was sharing a friends video. Where are the black tech bloggers? Good question. Using himself as the sterotype of what a white guy would imagine a black tech blogger to be seemed like it was meant as a introspective of a white corporate America. You know ... Black actor gets killed saving white guy, black "sidekick", black drug addict, Pimp. Too bad Loren did not hit the mark. Uncover the truth. Shed light on the problem. Be clear in his meaning. I gave him some slack. From reading the follow ups, and having viewed very little of his other stuff, perhaps I should not. Is he exposing his repressed prejudice? Did he provide a opportunity for reflection/discussion/debate? Can anything positive be gained from this? Why is there so few minority _________ (fill in the blank) <http://whiteprivilege.com/> Personally, I pay little attention to the crap. I think that prejudice best describes the problem. It makes it what it is, a individual's character flaw.There are plenty of assholes. I prefer to focus as much as possible on the people I admire. So forget stupid and check out smart: Cornell West http://www.pragmatism.org/library/west/ Tavis Smiley http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/ Tim Reid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Reid Eleanor Holmes Norton http://www.norton.house.gov/index.php Dave Chappelle http://www.davechappelle.com/ Chris Tucker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Tucker John Conyers http://www.johnconyers.com Maya Angelou http://www.mayaangelou.com/ KRS-ONE http://www.templeofhiphop.org/ Maxine Waters http://www.house.gov/waters/ In closing, I really think that inexpensive computers and access (WiFi or Broadband) are the solution to empowering, educating and equality. --- In [email protected], Jen Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, ya'all this video is totally racist. I find it very strange we > now live in a world where many want to say "hey it's ok with me" and > "that's not racist, just lame". Yes, it is a bad video, lame, etc. > But also it is racist. It plays on and depends on racist stereotypes. > > Let's just call it what it is. > > Do I think Blip.tv should pull it no. > Do I think we should make a big deal out of it no. > In fact the "its ok with me" trend of this discussion is more > upsetting to me than the original video. The right has certainly > succeeded in twisting our ability to understand what racism is, how > it has worked, and how it is currently being perpetuated. That was > their goal, well stated, documented... in the 1970s after the two > decades of civil rights movement successes. David Duke and company > (otherwise known as the Klan) set out a 20-year strategic plan that > included introducing the idea of "reverse racism" into our culture. > Which they did (check out the 1992 republican national convention). > > It's the how of racism looks today, people. Which is different than > how racism looked twenty years ago, or forty years ago, or 100 years > ago. But just because it's different, (and thank god it is), doesn't > mean racism doesn't exist or this isn't racist. > > Jen >
